November 7, 2012 / Front Page

Melvin and Virginia Wilkinson McCutchan of Spencer obviously value the right to vote and fulfilled that responsibility to their country and to the candidates on Election Day at Spencer- Owen Community Schools’ Central Office. More...

Incumbent Rick Smeltzer was joined by newcomers Kevin Cooper, Brian Mauder and former board member Sonia Brinson in winning election to the Spencer- Owen School Board in Tuesday’s General Election. More...

Both the Democratic and Republican parties will have new representation on the Owen County Board of Commissioners beginning in January following Tuesday’s election of Republican candidate Tony Voelker in District II and Democratic candidate Mar More...

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The Spencer-Owen School Board will meet Thursday, November 8, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at McCormick’s Creek Elementary School. This meeting is open to the public. OVHS building Corporation More...

A lot of today’s deer hunters over-think the process. Months and months spent patterning bucks and placing stands where you expect a certain deer to travel can pay off, but so can walking out into the woods and sitting down on a stump. More...

Lori Thatcher-Quillen will serve as the next Owen County Circuit Court Judge beginning January 1, 2013 after receiving 54 percent of the total vote from county voters Tuesday in the 2012 General Election. More...

The Owen County Council will have six Republican members to one Democrat beginning January 1, 2013 following a Republican Party sweep of the three-seat race for Owen County Council At-Large in Tuesday’s General Election. More...

Dan Bortner, director of the DNR Division of State Parks & Reservoirs, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD). More...

(Note: Items selected are from the daily police logs provided by Owen County Security Center Dispatch. Times shown are when the incidents were reported to the police. The list below is up-to-date as of 6:00 a.m. the day prior to publication.) More...

Joshua David Huber, age 25, of Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Bloomington, Indiana. He was born on October 23, 1987 at Ft. Polk, Louisiana and was the son of Harold E. Huber and Leah L. (Sutherlin) Huber Moy. More...

Linda “Nan” L. Calvin 65, of Indianapolis, sister of Ellen (Russell) Ross of Spencer, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born May 17, 1947 to Louis and Mary Roell. She was a member of St. More...